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Astrology of the Ukraine unrest





The current Ukrainian protests were set off by the announcement on Thursday (21 Nov.) that the Ukrainian government would no longer pursue preparations for the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union in order to "ensure the national security of Ukraine" and "restore lost trade volumes with the Russian Federation." The deal would have created a new framework for trade between the former Soviet republic and the EU, but was seen as worrisome by Russia, which had threatened economic sanctions and travel restrictions should the deal go through.

We will analyze this development using the chart for the current Libra Ingress of the Sun at Kiev,Ukraine – a standard procedure in mundane astrology. The first thing that strikes us is how powerful the Ingress chart is with the Uranus-Pluto-Jupiter T-square on the angles along with the TNPs Kronos-Hades.

Pluto-Uranus : Power struggles (Pluto)  with friends or within groups (Uranus); change or unexpected reactions (Uranus) based on resentments, ultimatums and threats to control (Pluto); to recognize that a threat of separation or demand for independence (Uranus) can bring vindictive reactions (Pluto). [1]

Pluto in 7th house
You might simultaneously fear and desire complete absorption in a close one-to-one relationship. You might find yourself both drawn to and resistant of close partnerships, fearing loss of control over your own life. [2]

Jupiter [17cn] is conjunct the star Wasat [18cn] which joins the twins  Castor and Pollux.

"The Twins" are marked by the two principal stars: Pollux, the immortal extraterrestrial one, and Castor the mortal terrestrial one, the extraterrestrial incarnate. These two stars, which mark the Twins' heads, lie in the last few degrees of sidereal Gemini. The Twins stand upon the galactic equator at a 60° angle to the ecliptic plane, with the "Feet of the Twins" lying in earlier Gemini, upon the "Gate of Man". Thus, Gemini is a galactic constellation and an ecliptical constellation, which inspires the expression of sol / soul purpose through the daily activity of humankind--the theme of the Gate of Man. Sidereal Gemini is of high intensity intellectual communication, information, commerce, goods and services, and of their exchange. Castor is the liaison in the world of daily human affairs, and is of partnerships and cooperation. Castor brings resources and people together that serve to get logistics accomplished in the world of business and commerce. [3]

Meanwhile the TNP Kronos [8cn30] is conjunct the star Alhena [9cn] about which Nick Fiorenza writes:

Alhena can  indicate the need to sign a document or legalize a project, involvement, or commitment, which makes it possible to engage in a new level of involvement. [4]

If we progress the Ingress chart to 21 November,  when it was announced that the Ukranian Government was unwilling to sign the agreement with EU, we find a Mars-Saturn square triggered by the progressed meridian axis, leading to the violence that followed.






[1] The Orders of Light; Martha Lang-Wescott (p.81)




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